The year 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the conclusion of one of my favourite fiction projects, the Stone trilogy. This set of three fantasy novels - Stone & Sky, Stone & Sea, Stone & Sun - was published by Voyager books, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of HarperCollins, between 1999-2001. Through the course … Continue reading 20 Years of Stone
VIEW Conference 2021
If you're interested in animation, visual effects, computer graphics, digital cinema, VR or gaming, then VIEW Conference is the place for you. Beginning with a rolling programme of free online PreVIEW events, VIEW 2021 culminates in October in a week-long conference featuring inspirational keynote speeches, illuminating panels and presentations, in-depth masterclasses, lectures, screenings, and much … Continue reading VIEW Conference 2021
VIEW 2021 – Pixar SparkShorts Directors Discuss Creativity, Storytelling and Representation
VIEW Conference is holding a live PreVIEW event focusing on Pixar’s SparkShorts programme. The free online session, which takes place on February 26, 2021 at 10:00 PST / 6:00pm UK / 19:00 CET, brings together the directors of five films from Pixar Animation Studios’ programme for a lively discussion about their work. Dan Sarto, editor … Continue reading VIEW 2021 – Pixar SparkShorts Directors Discuss Creativity, Storytelling and Representation
VIEW 2021 – Baobab Studios, “Bombay Rose” and the 93rd Academy Awards
VIEW Conference just unveiled its latest round of PreVIEW events for 2021. Each online session is free to attend, and features conversation with a team of animation professionals as they debate the hottest topics and share insights about their latest projects. “In the middle of January, we held our first PreVIEW session of 2021. We … Continue reading VIEW 2021 – Baobab Studios, “Bombay Rose” and the 93rd Academy Awards
The String City Mysteries – Now in Paperback
Hot on the heels of the Kindle edition, I'm delighted to announce The String City Mysteries is now available in paperback. Its pages are bulging with werewolves and titans, angels and zombies, murder, love and, above all, mystery. There's never been a better time to explore the extraordinary world of String City in the company … Continue reading The String City Mysteries – Now in Paperback
New Book – The String City Mysteries
What better time than New Year to launch a new book? Okay, full disclosure, The String City Mysteries is not entirely new. It's a collection of seven novelettes first published in Realms of Fantasy magazine, and later as individual ebooks by 40K Books. Now, for the first time, they've been assembled into a single volume. … Continue reading New Book – The String City Mysteries
Cinefex Black Friday Videos
We just wrapped up our 2020 Black Friday sale at Cinefex, offering two-for-one on 40 years-worth of back issues. The sale's over now, but here are the three videos I created to promote the event online. Movie buffs will get the references in a heartbeat! https://videopress.com/v/uUnILKFc?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata https://videopress.com/v/rCvMLlBC?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata https://videopress.com/v/FmeMApBA?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata
Spend Winter in the Stone Age
What better way to spend a cold winter's evening than curled up with a good old historical murder mystery? In fact, you could even go pre-historical with my Neolithic detective novel Talus and the Frozen King. Return to the dawn of time with wandering bard Talus and his companion Bran, as they journey to the … Continue reading Spend Winter in the Stone Age
Wings Too Wide – A Short Story from FantasyCon 2000
Wings Too Wide is a short story I wrote for FantasyCon 2000. Organised by the British Fantasy Society, FantasyCon is an annual celebration of all things wonderful in speculative fiction, culminating in the spectacular British Fantasy Awards ceremony. Read a review of FantasyCon 2000 by convention organiser David Howe The story appeared in the menu … Continue reading Wings Too Wide – A Short Story from FantasyCon 2000
Roots of Cinema – Handschiegl Twin Camera Matte Process
If you're interested in the history of visual effects, you're probably familiar with the Williams process. By combining two separate filmed scenes, this early compositing technique enabled a filmmaker, for example, to place an actor inside a miniature environment. The Williams process relied on what became known as a traveling matte, and I've written about … Continue reading Roots of Cinema – Handschiegl Twin Camera Matte Process
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